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1. Anyone welcome
2. Meet at the Lake Harriet Bandshell (map)
3. Hang out and chit chat for a SHORT amount of time (like from 6:30 to 7)
4. Head out at an an approximate time, in small groups or in as large a group
as will stay together without blocking traffic, etc.
5. Do roughly the same route EVERY WEEK
6. Ride politely
It's frequent (weekly), so summer schedules can be flexible. It's also
somewhere moderately visible, so new riders can stumble upon us hanging out for
20 minutes before riding, or friends can tell friends "Oh you have a scooter? I
always see scooters at the River Road on Tuesday Night" and thus bring in new
blood.
Self guided? Once the route gets "burned" into riders brains, there's no need
for a specific leader. Also, if the group gets split at a light or something,
there's no upset. We can just wait for folks to catch up. Or we all know where
we're going. It's not so much a group ride, as a group of scooters leaving the
same place, going the same direction, at roughly the same time. Ideally small
groups would end up forming for each night.
As it evolves there may be periodic stops here and there along the route, or
the route could change a bit to account for closed roads, traffic, events, or
just interesting side trips. I'm trying to print up a pile o maps of the route
for the uninitiated, as well. I'll keep them in my glovebox and hand them out
as needed. Or others can as well.
It will eventually be non-dependant on any one person to lead the run. If it's
a regular thing, and people just know where to go (or even if some people
choose to do a new route by themselves) it won't be a waffle-match trying to
come up with a route or someone to lead it.
My whole purpose here is to offer a low-stress ride, especially for people who
don't have much group riding experience or even know about the clubs. But it's
also an opportunity for those with a lot of experience to get to know new
folks, mix it up, and get in some of those beautiful evening summer rides!
I think a catchy name might be needed, as well. And T-Shirts. And a theme song.
And a mascot.
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